Lidl news

Lidl has announced the purchase of land adjacent to its existing warehouse in Bridgend (South Wales), as it looks to to extend its distribution centre (DC) to over 387,500 sq ft. Supporting its growing network of stores According to Lidl, the expansion plans provide “capacity to increase the workforce further in the future”. At the moment, the DC, which is one of 13 Lidl DC’s operating acro...

Discounter Lidl today opened a new distribution centre near Newbridge, County Kildare.  58,000 sq. m facility It is estimated that the 58,000 sq. m building will be able to hold 49 million items, over 60% of these coming from Lidl’s 225 Irish suppliers.  The site replaces Lidl’s previous Newbridge distribution centre, which was half the size. The centre will serve a network of 90 stores in ...

Lidl Italia is partnering with the MyFoody app to reduce food waste by providing a greater visibility on products that are near their expiry date. 55 stores to start with 55 Lidl stores (out of a total of 650) in the metropolitan areas of Milan, Turin and Bologna will be involved initially. The app offers consumers a discount of up to 30% on near-expiry items, which are highlighted via a...

The Schwarz Group, the parent company of Lidl and Kaufland, has intensified its collaboration with the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). First retailer to become a shareholder of DFKI The Schwarz Group has acquired shares in DFKI, and as a result becomes the first trading company to become one of its 29 shareholders. The Group confirmed that it will closely work ...

German discounter Lidl has opened a new logistics centre in the municipality of Zalec, in central Slovenia. 70 million euros According to the retailer, the new €70 million logistics centre, spanning 13 hectares, will help shorten transportation times and lower its greenhouse gas emissions. It will also increase the retailer’s storage capacities and upgrade its operations in the country. ...

Lidl has started testing a grocery pickup service in its Destelbergen store. The new service will allow customers to pick up the orders they’ve placed online and will cost €2.99. Plans to extend the trial to St-Denijs-Westrem in November Customers use a barcode that’s sent to their emails to collect their orders. In addition to Destelbergen, Lidl plans to extend the service in November to i...

Lidl is due to invest £15 billion in British suppliers across the next five years. It has also committed to increase sales of British sourced meat, poultry and fresh produce by 10% over the next twelve months. Additional initiatives In addition to its multi-billion pound investment into UK food, farming and production, the retailer is set to introduce longer-term contracts that give its sup...

Discounter Lidl has launched operations at its biggest distribution centre in the UK, located in the Eurocentral industrial estate in Motherwell. 250 jobs to be created The new distribution centre is expected to service Lidl’s 99 existing stores across Scotland, with an additional 12 stores to be opened over the next three years. The new DC will serve as a replacement to its existing distri...

Lidl announced that it started using reusable net bags for fruits and vegetables across all its 119 Danish stores. 20% less single-use bags to be used According to Lidl Denmark, the new net bags are expected to help reduce the consumption of single-use bags for fruits and vegetables by 20%. Priced at DKK5 a pair, the new bags can be washed in washing machines. In addition, Lidl has committe...

Lidl has announced the introduction of organic bags for its fruits and vegetables in the Balearic Islands. 100% biocompostable and biodegradable Lidl has removed plastic shopping bags from its stores one year ago. Instead, it has introduced bags that are 100 percent biocompostable and biodegradable. They are being used initially in the fruit and vegetable section of its 23 supermarkets that...